As part of the NASA Space Apps Challenge 2025, the largest international hackathon on the planet, Ineco has presented its technological proposal AURA (Adaptive Urban Resilience Assistant), developed by its innovation team, Ineco Engineering Team.
Organised by NASA and supported by more than 30 space and scientific agencies, this edition of the Space Apps Challenge has brought together over 50,000 participants in 300 cities across more than 160 countries. The Ineco team has competed in the Spanish edition held in Murcia, within the challenge "Data Pathways to Healthy Cities and Human Settlements", focused on the use of satellite data to improve sustainability and urban resilience.
AURA: a data-driven solution to protect cities
Ineco has developed AURA, an intelligent tool that has merged meteorological data from multiple sources (NASA, Copernicus, AEMET) to anticipate extreme phenomena up to an hour in advance.
The system has assessed climate risks on critical infrastructures and generated operational recommendations to minimise damage and protect citizens.
As a pilot case, AURA has been implemented at the Chamartín-Clara Campoamor station (Madrid), where it has demonstrated a reduction of up to 73% in the impact of events such as DANAs or the Filomena storm, through simulations based on real data.
A multidisciplinary team with a global vision
The team that developed and defended the AURA proposal was made up of professionals from different technical areas of Ineco:
Lucas Alaniz, expert in Smart Products. Borja Frías, from the Transport Economy and Policy Management, Luis Armando, from the IT Consultancy and Cybersecurity Management, Marta Torreiro, from the CNS – ATM Systems Management, Rita Bañón, from the Airspace Management, and Álvaro Lalín Rodríguez, from the Innovation Management.
Together, they have contributed their knowledge in engineering, data analysis, critical systems, and urban planning to transform observation into concrete decisions that improve the resilience of cities.
Spanish innovation with international impact
Participation in this event has reinforced Ineco's role as a reference agent in innovation applied to mobility and urban transformation. With AURA, Spanish public engineering has demonstrated that it is capable of leading technological solutions on a global level, connecting science, sustainability, and social commitment.
In addition to the regional winners, NASA will review other submitted projects that could have a solid impact, such as the Ineco Engineering Team, which is awaiting the final decision on AURA.
